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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: YORYM-0589C2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead-alloy weight or spindle whorl of possible Iron Age to Roman date, c.50 BC - AD 410. The object is circular with a flat top and domed base and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are worn.
The metal has a mid-grey/white patina with a pitted surface. The object is 19.3mm in diameter, 12.9mm thick and weighs 25.6g. The perforation is 6.3mm in diameter suggesting an Iron Age to Roman date as per the thicker spindles of this period (Walton Rogers, 1997, p.1731).
Ref:
Walton Rogers, P., 1997. Textile Production at 16-22 Coppergate (The Archaeology of York: The Small Finds) York: Council for British Archaeology.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.9 mm
Weight: 25.6 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06217
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cottam
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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